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A GEORGIA CYCLONE PIT-The Savannah
(Ga.) Times says: Perhaps the largest, best
arranged, best furnished and most costly
cyclone pit in the country is owned by Ed
ward Brown, of Eatonton. 1t is situated
near the back door of his residence, and is
large enough to accommodate his entire
family. The walls are of brick laid in ce-
meat, the floor is carpeted, there is a fire.
place and chimney, and the house is hand
somely furnished. The family could spend
the night there with as much comfort as in
the dwelling. In preparing it Mr.. Brown
had an eye to its permanency, and spared
no expense in making it pleasant and com
Portable. To guard against the contin-
gency of the house blowing over on it and
imprisoning the inmates, large sewer pine
leads off from the pit in an opposite dfrec-
ton distance of 100 yards. through which
the family could escape. This unique un-
derground dwelling is thoroughly pro-
tected against water rising from below or
running in from above. The cost was over
$500.
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LIFE N.URANCE.
Statement of the Business Done in New
York Last Year.

AOrk Last L car.
New YORK, April 22d.-[Special THE
life insurance report of Superintendent
Maxwell has just been published. 1t ap-
pears that of the new business transacted
IN 1886 by The % companies authorized to
do business in New York State, amounting
TO s44S ,5l4,242 more than one-fourth was
issued by the Equitable Life Assurance
Society.
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CUBAN BRIGANDS.
Failure of a Recent Plot to Capture John


Failure of Recent Plot to Capture John
Sherman.
New YORK, April 22d.-A special from
Key West, Florida, to the Herald SAYS that
rom private letters from Havana it is
learned that party of kidnappers or out
laws had arranged to capture Senator John
Sherman on his recent visit to Cuba. While
IN Havana Sherman expressed desire to
visit sugar plantation in the interior.
A military guard was sent as escort,
and the whole party escaped being cap
tpred, the bandits arriving at the planta-
ton just five minutes after the departure
of the Sherman party
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The Apaches TO be Removed from Fort
Marion to- MI Vernon Ala

Indians VINO we're removed from a a aIi@one 800
to Fort Marion, Fla, last fall, are TO be re-
moved, by direction of the Secretary of
War, to Mount Vernon Barracks, Ala.
They number about 450, IN addition to
Geronimo and II buck who are confined at
Fort Pick ans
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WESTERN ZEPHYRS.
Havoc Play d in Missouri by an Imported
Kansas Cyclone.

ST. LOUIS (Mo.), April 22d.-A dispatch
from Nevada, Mo-, says: A terrific cyclone
swept over the northern part of this (Ver-
DGn) county last night about o'clock.
7 he clouds were plainly visible here, pass
ilg only about eight miles from this CITY.
The cyclone seemed to come down the
Maronaton river from the Kansas line.
dealing death and destruction wherever it
struck. So far as can be learned the first
place it struck was in Metz township, pass
ing through Metz, Usage and Blue Mound
township. Fences, houses. barns and ey-
erythiDg in the line of the storm (which
was about half a mile wide) were picked up.
rent into splinters, and cast down hun
dreds of yards away. Trees were torn up
by the roots. Over thirty houses were de-
stroyed, and about fifteen persons killed.
Only
PARTIAL LIST OF THE DEAD
Has as yet been obtained, which is as fol-
lows: Mrs. E. Shroutt, Miss Shroutt
(daughter), May Slower, J. A. Hawkins,
John Miller and Mrs. John Miller. There
were five members of the Miller family,
four of whom were killed. A baby aged 2
years was dropped in the yard, and was
found unhurt this morning. Parts of the
Miller house aud furniture were found
strewn over the field for mile from where
the house formerly stood.
Reliable news has only been received
from Usage township, and it is thought
that the death roll will be swelled to over
twenty-five. A heavy gale passed over the
city, damaging the Methodist Church and
other buildings, but none were seriously
injured.
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You will want to enter something for
the county fair, suppose, Mr. Hayseed 2''
said the Chairman of the Agricultural So.
ciety. 9 Waal, yes" replied Mr.. Hayseed
you kin put me down for the biggest hog
in the county"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-23

An Eastern woman is. lecturing on the
subject, What Tires Us2" She talks and
talks, and the audience guesses what it is
before she gets through talking.
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OREGON.
A Lost Child Found After a Night in the
Enrast.

PENDLEroN, April 22d.-The five-year-
old daughter of John NJ Davis, of the
Western Umatilla Company, wandered
away from home on Friday afternoon,
bareheaded and barefooted, -. The timber
surrounding the premises. The whole
town turned out in search, but not until
Saturday afternoon was the child found,
and then almost dead from exposure.
With proper nursing the child is likely to
recover
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THE GOVERNORS REPLY :
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
E-r~r-r-r n.n.-
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
C.1n.,.r~--o .I DO

SACRAMENTO, April %, 1887.
Hon. c. ". Hendricks, Sdcrdmento-DEAR
SIR: have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your favor of this date, tender
ing your resignation as a member of the
State Board of Prison Directors, and l
hereby accept the same. Sincerely thank
ing you for your efficient services as a
member of said Board, and also as a men,
Der of the Board of Commissioners on
Penology, remain yours, very truly and
respectfully, WASHINGTON BARTLErr.
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THE vIcrIM DIscovERs HIs pLuNpER.

New York, April 22d.-The gentleman
who left the four bricks of copper at an
assay office has discovered his mistake. He
had taken them as security for s., coo from
two men representing themselves as agents
for Western mining company The bricks,
they said, were the produce of new mine
the whereabouts of which they could not
disclose till its value had been more def
nltely ascertained. The victim, whose name
is not given, if well known in mining
circles. Search is being made for the
would-be miners.
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SUPERIOR COURT.
Department One-Armstropg, Judge.

DShttt Judge.
FRIDAY, April 22d.
Fred Wickers VS.. Sun Kee-Submitted and
taken under adviSement.
California State Bank VS.. D. NJ. Gloster-Con
tinued one week
Iu re. +. +. Cayitt, insolYent debtOr-CoDtin-
ued one week.
Sullivan 4 Rayekes VS.. George ". Ellery-Con-
tinued one week
His Creditors VS.. James S. Meredith-Coutin-
ued until next Friday at 10 A.. NJ.
White Sewing Machine Co. VS.. W. W Cone
Continued one week
C. W. White VS.. J. W. Wilson-Passed
c. r. Mckune VS.. Jacob Tburs-Warrant of
attachment ordered TO issue against defendant,
returnable on Friday, May 5th, at 1:30 P. NJ to
cause him to answer to charge of contempt of
Court, in refusing to return Il certain shotgun in
accordance with the order of Court heretofore
made.
L. F. House vs. J. Planzer-Demurrer over
ruled
b. F. Woodson VS.. His Creditors-Ap
for final discharge granted.
D. Falconer VS.. d. Nottingham-Motion to
quash summons granted
J. II. Mckinley VS.. B. w. Cavanaugh-Con-
tinued one week.
In re. ". A. Chittenden, insolvent debtor
Taken under advisement
Edwin s. Jacobs VS.. J. H. Humphrey-Judr-
ment entered on default
In re. II. w. Lowell insolvent debtor-H L.
and Mrs. II. W. Lowell examined.
In re. Thomas Harper, insoivent debtor-Peti-
ton for sale of personal property not exempt
from execution granted.
Department Two-Van Fleet, Judge.
FRIDAY, April 22d
Estate of A. N. F. Harris deeeased-Firal
account settled and distribution ordered
Estate of J. A. Evans, deceased-Continued
Estate of James ". Enos, deceased-LeaYe
granted to mortgage property.
Estate of Samuel Cross, deceased-Order made
for sale of real estate.
Estate of H. B. Chatfield, deceased-Contin-
ued to be reset in May.
Estate and guardianship of William H. Pris-
ella A. and Hughgene Pollock, minors-Order
made dis charging guardian.
People VS.. I. G.. Casey, burglary-Motion for
reduction of bail denied
James Burrows VS.. A Tomlinson-Submitted
and taken under advisement
Friend & Terry Lumber Co. VS.. Patrick Ney-
Demurrer overruled. Ten days to answer
Conrad Klein VS.. Charles r. Parsons-De-
murrer overruled. Ten days to answer.
W. Z. Felter VS.. G. p Bates Order of sale
granted.
Matter of John Aisten, Observation-Disclosures
to set aside whole of premises referred TO de.
MED, without prejudice to petitioners right to
take proceedings to have a homestead carved
out of the real estate described in his petition
Anita Para VS.. James Observation-Disclosures in
favor OF plaintiff in accordance with findings
George E. Williams, executor VS.. Thomas E.
Williams ct al-Judgment entered in favor of
plaintiff.
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A GRAY-BEARDED TRICK.
A New York Mining Man a Victim OF
Gold-Rrick SwipdIe

Gold-Brick SwindIe.
New YORK, April 22d.-Y Yesterday we'll
known gentleman of this city deposited
four large bars, supposed to be gold, worth
$4,000, with the assayer to be refined and
made into standard gold bars. The bars
were received and receipted for in the usual
form and the gentleman departed. Sam
pies were taken from the four bars and as
sayed, when it was found that the bars
were OF copper with thin wash of gold on
the outside
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ARIZONA.

Another Member OF the Mexican Bandit
Set Captured
Tucson, April 22d.-The Sheriffs posse
has captured the fourth member of the
gang of horsethieves and one of the same
party who robbed Wheaton at San Pedro
Monday, thirty miles from here. He made
desperate fight, but was shot from his
horse and mortally wounded The gang
was the most desperate ever in this sec
ton. They have killed dozen men in
Sonora, including Governor Torres
brother. The pistol of Wheaton was
found on the wounded desperate.
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PACIFIC COAST.
LEADING MERCHANTS AGAINST
THE RAILROAD ACT.
Miners Going to the Yukon-Dias
Likely 60 be Reelected in Mexico
Sudden Death at Chico.

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REoonp-umos.,
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Joined the other Grand Armv

CHIco, April 22d-An elderly man
named J. B. Fox finished his DAVIS work
at o'clock on the Rancho Chico and made
preparations to 20 home, when he fell
down, gave three gasps and expired. He
was an active industrious member of Hal
leck Post, G. A. +. He was making cal
culations for enjoying good time at the
Encampment which takes place here next
week
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AMONG CHURCH WORKERS.

Rev. W. r. Jordan will preach at the Ames
M. e. Church tomorrow morning.
Rev. E. B. Rawles will preach at Rev. Mr..
Lamports church tomorrow morning and even
ing
DIR. Gilbert will lecture Monday afternoon, be-
fore the students of DePauw University on Our
Young Men"
Rev. r. V. Hunters to morrow mornings SUBJ
ject is THE Leper," and his evening theme
1.-TWO Witnesses"
The second quarterly service of the year will
be held in Central Avenue tomorrow. Rev. E.
B. Rawls will preach in the morning.
Rev. Robert Moffett, of Cleveland, O.. will
preach to- morrow morning on "Come Thou with
Us and We Will Do Thee Good" and in the
evening upon s'Saurs Conversion"
The revival at the Seventh-str NJ E. Church
will continue two weeks longer. Thus far there
have been thirty accessions to the church. Rev.
Harrison, of Grant University. of Central
Tennessee will preach to morrow morning, at
1880 o'clock.
In the Episcopal convention for the election of
assistant bishop for Southern Ohio. Rev DR..
Bradley. of this city, received nine votes on the
second ballot. DR.. Huntington. of New York,
who elected. has declined, and no further
steps will be taken until the regular diocesan
| convention in May next, which will be held In
Piaua.
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The Ellis Divorce Suit.

The Ellis divorce suit ended at noon yester-
day. All the forenoon was occupied by General
Coburn and Attorney Potts in pleading for the
defendant and plaintiff respectively. Toward
the close of the argument they became personal
in their remarks, and sorae very spicy compli
ments were passed. Judge Walker submitted
to the jury a series of interrogatories to be
answered and from the answers he will make
up his de cision. The jury retired at 2 o'clock
and late last evening had not reached an agree
ment. Judge Walker, in any remarks he made
on Thursday, advising ladies that there might
be some things said in the argument that they
would not care to hear, disclaims any intention
to reflect in any way upon the ladies who re-
NAMED in the room. The Judge maintains q
higher moral standard in mis- court. and the i'm.
preston that seems to have gone out that ne
gave the attorneys permission to use any sort OF
language is unwarranted.
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expected to all except the family, who lost hope
Of her recovery at o'clock this morning. when
a collapse occurred. The immediate cause or
death was acute peritonitis. Mrs Voorhees, and
her daughter gave fashionable dinner party to
a large number of their friends On Thursday
sign al officer, who died on Sunday last, was one
of the most prominent guests. On Monday Mrs.
VOORHEES, was taken i'll with Inflammation of the
bowels, but it was not until o'clock this morn
ing that her condition became alarming At this
hour she was seized with acute pertonits and sank
rapidly. Within an hour after her death the
news was spread over the city, for Mrs. Voor-
hees was we'll known and was beloved by ALL
Soon the family were receiving sympathy from
all directions, but there is nothing that can as
suage their grief Senator Voorhees, has re-
ceved the most crushing blew of his life and his
SORROW is boHhdless.
Mrs. Voorhees, was born at Greencastle in
1882, and was daughter of Reese Hardesty
She leaves four children lvng-Dr. Reese, Hon.
Charles w. James p and Miss Halle Voorhees,
She was a member of ST. Johns Church. this
city, and attended services on last Sunday. She
was a lady of eminently fine social quail
tiles, of gentle and amiable disposi-
ton, generous and sympathetic. Her
heart and purse were alike open to the
poor She with her husband in Washing
ton nearly all the time since he entered upon his
congressional career, aud extended her acquaint-
ance into all the old and principal families of the
city Her death is universally mourned. Her
sister, Mrs Robbs, at Robbs Station, Benton
county, was notified by telegraph, early this
morning, of Mrs. Voorhees, condition, and later
of her death 1t is not yet learned whether Mrs.
Robbs Is on her way here, and all arrangements
about interment and funeral have not been per-
fected The nterment will, however, be at
Terre Haute. and the remains and the family
will leave hero on Sunday, it is believed now.
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MILITARY MEN IN CONGRESS,

Soldiers Who Are Serving Both Political
Parties in the National Legislature.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2L-An editorial in the
Army and Navy Journal recently asserted that
the death of General Logan leaves but one
prominent military man in the Senate of the
United States on the Republican side. This un-
doubtedly referred to General Hawley, of Con-
pectcut Hawley was brigadier general with
brevet rank of major general. But there are
others who served as general officers the
Union side though none were so prominent as
Logan, or even Hawley. Bowen, of Colorado,
Henderson and Van Wyck, of Nebraska, and
Harrison, of Indiana, all served as brigaders in
the Union army, while Malone, of Virginia,
was major general in the confederate army,
and an exceedingly good one, too. On the
Democratic side there five Senators who
bear tho title of general-MaXey, OF Texas.
Colquitt, of Georgia Hampton and Butler, of
South Carolina, and Ransom, of North Carolina,
were all full maior-generals in the confederate
service; while Walthall and George, of Misss-
sippi, were brigaders ip the same army. The
Senate is rot, therefore, devoid of military
timber, and in case of a call to could
doubtless supply an excellent complement of
officers who will never again be found on oppos-
ing sides of the line Of battle. The House, too.
is full of military men ranging from privates on
both sides to brigadier-geueras, and the Iofficers
of Congress have among them men who served
CALAMITY as privates, captains colonies and gen
erals.
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THE EMM-ONs CASE.

Women refused Admittance to the Court
Room-Testimony ELECTED Yesterday.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2I-The frequent applause
by ladies yesterday whenever point was made in
the Enlmons lunacy proceedings in favor of the
fair but erratc defendant led to their being barred
out of the courtroom to-day. They were on
hand in full force before the court opened, but
Marshal Wilson was inexorable in his determine
ton to exclude them, and could not be fright
eped into admitting them to-day.
DIR. Lincoln's cross examination was continued
to-day. He admitted that he advised against
Mrs Emmons going to Europe, because of her
avowed intention to study for the stage.
DR.. Garnett testified that he had seen Mrs.
Emmons after she returned from Europe. and
that he did not consider ner insane. She was &C.
centric and her eccentricity was congenital.
She might be incapable of conducting her af-
fairs. but. if so, that was not due to unsound-
ness of mind.
affairs" said the Doctor lis to be taken evil
dence of insanity. I think ought to have been
put in an insane asylum several years ago."
The Doctor was questioned about the medi-
cines Mrs. Ernnons had taken last Thursday
the day she was unable to appear in court-and
said she had taken three blue mass pills, sed-
htz powder, and four tablespoonful of whisky.
Her condition that day was in part due to the
whisky she had taken.
DIR. Thorn pson testified that he had examine ed
Mrs. Emmons. found her a very intelligent
woman, and did not think her insane.
The court then adjourned until next Monday.
Marshal Wilson has promised to admit the ladies
then and allow them to remain in the courtroom
if they behave themselves
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Brief Mention.

The girls of Peru arc said to have formed a to-
hogan club, the membe of which slide down
hill on barref-staves.
The authorities of Champaign have applied to
the government for the free postal delivery, the
revenue being far above the sum required.
A large cake of ice cut from the Illinois river,
near Ottawa. contained the body Of a man frozen
in the middle of it, The dead man was Joseph
johnson, of Peru.
An Arrowsmith citizen has been working for
some time on a machine.t to trim hedges, and has
finally succeeded in getting one to perfection.
He has been offered 900 for the patent, and
will probably accept it.
Julius Kruger, a ieweler of Galena. whose
store was alleged to have been burglarized re-
Gently of sc, 900 worth Of goods, and who assigned
on the following day after confession. of judg-
ment in favor of his wife, has been arrested on
warrants by New York creditors.
The contract has just been let at Tolono for
the construction of ditch fifteen miles long.
thirty feet wide. and five feet deep in Sadorus
and Co,fax townships, Champaign county. This
work will reclaim large amount of wet prairie
and render it. suitable for cultivation.
A man belonging to gang of ice-cutters at
work near Mount Carmel cut out block of ice
on three sides and then laid a it, remark
ing: "Some fool will go to pick u2 that saw, and
in he'll CO." Forgetting his trick, few mo-
ments later he himself stepped Oh the icecake
and went down in seven feet of water.
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Indiana University News.


BLooslNGToN, Jan. 2L-Justin Mccarthy,
the famous English lecturer. will deliver the
fourth lecture of the course on Thursday night,
on the topic. ''The Cause of Ireland" Rev.
Lyman ABBOTT and the Howard Concert Company
will finish the course.
Dr. j. c. Branner delivers the next Sunday
afternoon lecture, on the topic. IA Convict
Island with Observations on the Effect of the
Contemplation of Crime"
DR.. Jordan is expected home to-day from the
East, where he has been during the past week at
the bedside of sick friend.
l.. Van Buskirk has been appointed the anchor
of the third district of the Phi Kappa Psi fra
ternity
1t is not the intention for Indiana University
to be party to any more oratorcal squabbles,
such occurred at Indianapolis near a year
ago. The faculty has adopted rule requiring all
students to be admitted on equal footing in the
oratorica1 aisocation that all differences be sub
mitted to committee composed of portion of
the faculty, and that anyone dsobeying in any
way the decision of this committee is subject to
severe discipline from the authorities of the uni
versitv. For three successive years there has
been the annual trouble from the oratorical
meeting, and this is proposed as the only effect
ual way of stoppngit.
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JOURNAL, SATURDAY. JANUARY a. 1887.

ing the water over herself. She was terribly
burned on the face, breast and arms, and her
condition is exceedingly critical
The statement that Mr.. Poindexter formerly
Mayor of Jacksonville. died on Tuesday, is
incorrect. He is still alive but very i'll.
William Roddy, a well-known young man, of
Bloomington. died on Thursday night, of con-
sumption. in his room, at the Walnut-street
Hotel He had been sick for a long time.
A meeting of Wabash citizens was held last
night to form a naturalgas company. The fol-
lowing gentlemen were elected directors: Jos
AcCrea, Thomas McNamee, DIR. j. FL. Ford,
William Hazen, and o. w. Conner. The capital
stock of the company will be $50, 600, of which a
large amount has been subscribed. A contract
for drilling will be let in few days. and the
work vigorously pushed